Drunk SUV Driver Drags Man, Who Survives
AP
RIVERSIDE, New York (April 17) - A man who got lodged under an SUV after being struck by a drunken driver was dragged for more than a mile while the driver ignored the thumping noise under his wheel, New York state police said.

Anselmo Chin-Sabam, 22, lost his lower lip and his right bicep muscle and broke his right shoulder while being pulled through a parking lot, around a traffic circle and up and down a nearby road Sunday.

He was listed in stable condition Tuesday.

The occupants of the stolen SUV were identified by police as the driver, Alejandro Xuya-Sian, 27, and a passenger, Guillermo Alvarado-Sequen, 37.

Chin-Sabam was struck in a parking lot behind a bar and became lodged under the SUV. He was dragged across the parking lot, around a traffic circle and along the southbound and then northbound lanes of a nearby road, where he was either dislodged or removed by the driver, police said.

The SUV then continued down the road until it overturned in the woods. The car's occupants suffered minor injuries.

Xuya-Sian told police he did not recall hitting anyone but confessed that he heard a thumping sound coming from his front tire as he went around the traffic circle, police said. He also told police that he stopped on the road and discovered Chin-Sabam under his car.

Xuya-Sian was charged with DWI, vehicular assault, unauthorized use of a motor vehicle and leaving the scene of a serious physical injury auto accident.

The owner of the SUV reported that it was taken without his permission by his roommate, whom he identified as Xuya-Sian, police said.

So I got this email with 25 questions about things we see every day or have known about all our lives. According to said email, the highest score is 23 and the average person only gets 7 correct. It just goes to show how little we pay attention to the commonplace things of life.

Put your thinking cap on and see how well you fare. No cheating. No looking around. No getting out of your chair. No using anything on or in your desk or computer.

The answers are based on U.S. info and are posted in the Comments. Remember - no cheating!

1. On a standard traffic light, is the green on the top or bottom?

2. How many states are there in the USA ? (Don't laugh, some people don't know.)

3. In which hand is the Statue of Liberty's torch?

4. What six colors are on the classic Campbell's soup label?

5. What two numbers on the telephone dial don't have letters by them?

6. When you walk does your left arm swing with your right or left leg?

7. How many matches are in a standard pack?

8. On the United States flag is the top stripe red or white?

9. What is the lowest number on the FM dial?

10. Which way does water go down the drain, counter or clockwise?

11. Which way does a "no smoking" sign's slash run?

12. How many channels on a VHF TV dial?

13 On which side of a women's blouse are the buttons?

14. Which way do fans rotate?

15. How many sides does a stop sign have?

16. Do books have even-numbered pages on the right or left side?

17 How many lug nuts are on a standard car wheel?

18. How many sides are there on a standard pencil?

19. Sleepy, Happy, Sneezy, Grumpy, Dopey, Doc. Who's missing ?

20. How many hot dog buns are in a standard package?

21. On which playing card is the card maker's trademark?

22. On which side of a Venetian blind is the cord that adjusts the opening between the slats?

23. There are 12 buttons on a touch tone phone. What 2 symbols bear no digits?

24. How many curves are there in the standard paper clip?

25. Does a merry-go-round turn counter or clockwise?


You're done. Now, check the answers and let me know your score! (I got 21.)